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1 Â г FOREIGN OFFICE - f Ш - i f " >, / O s i w ' w (CLAIMS) FILE H N P / 1И 6 (8917) Wt /D125 5ш 7/64 P.I. Gp. 610

2 M INISTRY OF PENSIONS A N D N A T IO N A L INSU R AN C E n e a r Mi-, W ils o n, Thank you f o r y o u r l e t t e r o f 8 th A p ril I 965 about Mr. G erald Beaumont B ird, o f 18 K en d all Hoad, Is le w o r th, M id d lesex, who r e c e iv e s a war p en sio n f o r th e d i s a b i l i t i e s p sy c h o n e u ro sis, s c i a t i c a. Mr. B ird was b o rn on th e 16th A p ril 19 *7 a t T h u m sco e, R otherham, Y o rk s h ire, and became d o m ic ile d in J e r s e y, Channel I s la n d s, in 1935* In 1945 he made a claim f o r a d isa b le m en t p e n sio n award on th e grounds o f i l l tre a tm e n t by th e enemy d u rin g d e te n tio n, and s ta te d in h is re a so n s f o r th e claim t h a t fo llo w in g o ccu p atio n o f th e Channel I s la n d s he was ta k e n to A lderney f o r com pulsory employment by th e Germans. I n December 1943 he was moved to S t. Lo, F ra n c e, and th e n to L u ise au x, f o r propaganda p u rp o se s, w here he escaped b u t was l a t e r re c a p tu re d and b e a te n up, r e s u l t i n g in th e lo s s o f a number o f te e th. He was ta k en to Buchenwald C o n c e n tra tio n Camp in August 1944 and rem ained th e re u n t i l November 1944, when he was s e n t to Sagon, L u ft 3, K ruesburgh, B lag 8 and S p i t t a l, A u s tr ia. Uhen c o n s id e rin g e l i g i b i l i t y f o r a war d isa b le m en t p e n s io n th e s i t u a t i o n such as d e s c rib e d by Mr. B ird was a c c e p te d, and in consequence o u r d o c to rs were a b le to a d v ise a c cep ta n ce o f th e d i s a b i l i t i e s p sy c h o n e u ro sis, С. W. M. W ilson Esq. F o re ig n O ffic e LONDON S.vV.1 / s c i a t i c a,

3 4 s c i a t i c a, as hav in g been a g g ra v a te d by d e te n tio n. On each o c c a sio n t h a t Mr. B ird has been examined by a M in is tiy m ed ical board o ur d o c to rs have a d v ise d a c c e p t ance o f th e whole o f th e d isa b le m en t a r i s i n g from th e s e d i s a b i l i t i e s. T here h a s, how ever, been improvement in th e c o n d itio n o f th e a c c e p te d d i s a b i l i t i e s o v er th e y e a rs and w hereas th e assessm en t o f d isa b le m e n t was 60 p e r c e n t in December 1945 i t i s now 30 p e r c e n t. I t i s hoped t h a t th e fo re g o in g in fo rm a tio n w ill be o f h e lp to you and I am r e tu r n in g h e re w ith th e e n c lo se d form MPB 239(КВ)М d a te d 1 3 th Septem ber Yours s in c e r e ly,

4 ч ЙМ<»Ь 1Ь 4M A for use by surviving victims of Nazi persecution APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A BRITISH VICTIM OF NAZI PERSECUTION N.B. 1. Before completing this form it is important to read carefully the attached Notes for Guidance and then to answer all questions fully. 2. Please attach all documentary evidence to the form. All documents sent will be returned. 3. All applications must be received before the 31st of July, Acceptance of an application for registration does not constitute a right to participate in the distribution. SECTION ONE IDENTITY Surname 6.i.gD... Other names ui'î.r..6 J~.j2... Address... Й...й р Q.a lä... lh.qjj.li SECTION TWO NATIONALITY 1. How did you acquire British nationality? (Please write YES opposite the method that applies and delete the others) (a) By birth?...у/.3...(if so, please attach birth certificate) (,b) By marriage?... /...(If so, please attach marriage certificate and birth or naturalisation certificate of husband) (c) By naturalisation?......(if so, please attach certificate) (d ) By some other method?... (If so, please give full details) If you are not British by birth what was your previous nationality?. Do you still retain that nationality?... If not, when and how did you lose it? (Please attach all documentary evidence) (2)

5 3. If you are a dual-national (a) Where were you ordinarily resident on the 9th of June, 1964?. (Please attach all available evidence, e.g., receipts for rent or rates, &c.) «(6) Have you been in Crown Service under Her Majesty s Government in the United Kingdom? (If so, please give full details and dates) (c) Are you the holder of a British passport? (If so, please give number and full details) SECTION THREE PERSECUTION 1. Please give, on a separate sheet, the following details of your imprisonment : (a) Name of camp or other place of detention, its situation, its general conditions and régime; (b) Dates of imprisonment and of release; prison number; reasons for imprisonment and circumstances in which it arose; (c) If you are suffering permanent disability as a result of treatment received during your imprisonment please give full details of its nature and cause; (d ) Any other information you consider useful and relevant. (Please attach all documentary evidence) 2. Have you at any time received any payment in respect of this persecution?... Z S... (If YES please give full details) I hereby d el ar e that all the above statements are to the best of my knowledge and recollection true in all particulars. Signature Date...I...

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COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES 3548 Arolsen (Waldeck) Allemagne INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE 3548 Arolsen (Waldeck) Germany INTERNATIONALER SUCHDIENST

dans les anciens camps about the stay in former сопсеп- Konzentrations- und Arbeitslagern de concentration ou de travail tration or labour camps IhrAkt.-Z. Unser Akt.-Z. / Votre Réf.

9 COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE SERVICE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES 3548 Arolsen (Waldeck) Allemagne INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE 3548 Arolsen (Waldeck) Germany INTERNATIONALER SUCHDIENST 3548 Arolsen (Waldeck) Deutschland Téléphone i Arolsen 434 Télégrammei ITS Arolsen DOKUMENTEN -AUSZUG EXTRAIT DE DOCUMENTS EXCERPT FRO M D O C U M E N T S über Aufenthalt in ehemaligen sur le séjour dans les anciens camps about the stay in former сопсеп- Konzentrations- und Arbeitslagern de concentration ou de travail tration or labour camps IhrAkt.-Z. Unser Akt.-Z. / Votre Réf Notre Réf. T/D Your Ref.- Our Ref. Nom Name BIRD Geburtsdatum - Date de naissance 1 6 Д Dale of birth 4 y 1 Namen der Eltern Noms des parents Parents' names Vornamen Staatsangehörigkeit T Prénoms Gerald National * B ritish ' First names Nationality Geburtsort T h u m S C O e Beruf Lieu de naissance / Profession Place of birth Y o r k s h i r e / E n g l a n d Profession Joseph and E liza b eth, née BEAUMONT' Religion D river P ro testa n t Zuletzt bekannter stflndigor Wohnsitz Dernière adresse connue Last permanent residence S t.h e lie r, Sand street 20, Jersey' Verhaftet am in durch Arrêté le not in d ic a t e d ? not in d ica te d p r not in d icated Arrested on in by wurde eingeliefert in das Konz.-Lager est entré au camp de concentration entered concentration camp Buchenwald Häftlingsnummer No. de détenu гг а [& т п о Prisoner's No. и 20th August on Kategorie, oder Grund for die Inhaftierung Catégorie, ou raison donnée pour l'incarcération Category, or reason given for incarceration TroTsVêr'é Transferred not in d icated venant 89 "BDS" P a r i s coming from " P olizeih äftlin g" = P olice prisoner "P olit. (* P o litisc h ) P o lit ic a l, "Schutzhäftling" = in p ro tectiv e custody Letzte Einengung in tcz.-unteriagen H e w a s r e l e a s e d o n 2 8 t h N o v e m b e r 1944 f r o m C o n c e n t r a t i o n Dernière inscription dons la documentation Last informat.on in c.c. record» C a m p B u c h e n w a l d t o " L u f t w a f f e n - S t a l a g " S a g a n Bemerkungen T h e " S c h r e i b s t u b e n k a r t e " b e a r s t h e r e m a r k : " D i k a l ( * D a r f i n k e i n a n d e r e s Remarks18* L a g e r ) " = n o t t o b e t r a n s f e r r e d t o a n o t h e r c a m p Geprüfte Unterlegen "3 H ä f t l i n g s p e r s o n a l k a r t e n, E f f e k t e n k a r t e, 3 E f f e k t e n - V e r z e i c h n i s s e Record sn со nsul ted S c h r e i b s t u b e n k a r t e, H ä f t l i n g s P e r s o n a l b o g e n, R e v i e r k a r t e, Z u g a n g s - b u c h, V e r ä n d e r u n g s m e ld u n g e n, Z u g a n g s l i s t e " a n d " E n t l a s s u n g s b e f e h l " o f C o n c e n t r a t i o n Camp B u c h e n w a ld Arolsen, 2 0 t h M ay 1964 ijltditù' " T he B r i t i s h E m b assy Dispatched to B O N N OPITZ Seaic 1 1 des Archives Der ITS übernimmt für die Richtigkeit und Vollständigkeit des Inhalts der Dokumente, die zur Ausstellung dieses Dokumenten- Auszuges vorwendet wurden, keine Gewähr. Erklärung des I.S.D., erscheint nicht in don Originalunterlagen. Explication fourme par le S I R. mais ne figurant pas sur les documents originaux. Added by the i.t.s. as explanation, does not appear on the original documents.

FOREIGN OFFICE. This file should be read like a book. File No. Name of File : V * h. Л \ * 4 IH 7 / Returned Sent to : Date. Sent to : Date ' - .

$FOREIGN OFFICE. This file should be read like a book. File No. Name of File : V * h. Л \ * 4 IH 7 / Returned Sent to : Date. Sent to : Date ' - .$ y FOREIGN OFFICE File No. CLAIMS DEPARTMENT О* >Ц-с). This file should be read like a book Name of File : M t s Sent to : Date Returned Sent to : Date Returned Sent to : Date Returned V * h. Л \ * 4 IH